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Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer…

Get all the in-print entries in this long-running zine series about always weird, often scary, and sometimes hilarious…

This book is a delightful read with beautiful images that showcase 13 brave women who changed the world. Whether it be…

In this book, Terence McKenna proposes the theory that the consumption and later abandonment of pyschadelic mushrooms…

This lovely book is the illustrated life story of 20th century inventor and utopian visionary, Buckminster Fuller.  …

Safe Area Gorazde is the account of the terrible seige of Gorazde and the brutal "cleansing" of the non-Serb population…

"They expect better things from me. They'll never put me on a stamp now," —Joe Sacco's apology in advance.   We're…

Fans of the Malcolm X's autobiography will enjoy this expose of Fred Hampton's life and the role that the police and FBI…

Radical hope is radical because "it is directed toward a future goodness that transcends the current ability to…

Did you know that Hitler did cocaine? Well, if that hooks you, then there's more where that came from. In the first…

From its origins in Medieval China to the invention of the hi-tech Washlet, a combined cleansing and drying system that…

Arab on Radar was the foundational band of Providence's 1990s underground noise scene. This memoir by guitarist Jeff…

In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader,…

When segregation was still the norm, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white rider, igniting the…

As a powerful minister, speaker, and activist for African American rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., was an incredibly…

Harriet Tubman not only escaped slavery but risked everything to then establish and run the Underground Railroad,…

Growing up can be a rough time in and of itself, so imagine living those childhood trials and tribulations in the…

Beginning with the founding of the National Organization foor Women in 1996, The Feminist Revolution traces through…

Pope Francis brought in a new era to the papacy, bringing much needed reform to a 2,000 year old institution. This…

Do you expect to hear stories of gruesome violence perpetrated by women? If not, this gorefest of a book will blow your…

Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the DREAM Act, the People’s Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall…

Bobby Seale is perhaps most famous for uncovering in the 1960s that it was legal for Americans to carry loaded assault…

If you're a fan of all things that go BOOM, or if you're a history nerd with a knack for chemistry, this book'll make a…

Harold, the People's Mayor is the authorized biography of Chicago's first black mayor, written by the late civil rights…

This is a history of Chicago's African-American community through the personal experiences of late civil rights…

Walking is old school. It's slow, it requires no gadgetry, and it's hard work. It's also healthy for body, mind,…

Worn out by the misdeeds spinning around the 24 hour news cycle? Turn off the computer, pick up a book, and read up on…